2003 LESSON PLANS

The Bill of Rights: Our Guide to American Freedoms

(68 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Social Studies - The United States Bill of Rights
Grade Levels: 7-9
Time Allotment: One 50-minute class session as part of an overall study of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Bill of Rights and/or The Federalist Papers

Economics - Sculpture of American Life

(62 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Economics - Supply and Demand, Scarcity and Opportunity Costs
Grade Levels: 11-12
Time Allotment: Five 45-minute class sessions

Equivalent Fractions

(82 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics
Grade Levels: 5-7
Time Allotment: 2-3 hours

Feeling Is to Mood as Painting Is to Paper

(56 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Art (Mood and Feeling in Abstract Art)
Grade Levels: 4-8 (targets students studying art and/or music)
Time Allotment: Two 60-minute class sessions

Math in the Real World

(52 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics
Grade Levels: 3-5, but may be adapted to other grade levels
Time Allotment: Two 45-minute sessions

Mechanical Building Blocks - The Simple Machines

(58 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Science - Simple Machines, Complex Machines
Grade Levels: 3-5
Time Allotment: Two 45-minute class sessions

Money!

(62 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Economics, Life Management Skills
Grade Levels: 11-12
Time Allotment: One 60-minute class session

Money Changes

(66 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics, Social Studies
Grade Levels: 6-8
Time Allotment: 3-4 hours

$$$ Money Matters $$$

(58 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Money and Banking
Grade Levels: 6-8
Time Allotment: Three 45-minute class sessions

The Patterns of Fibonacci

(76 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics - Algebraic Understanding, Patterns
Grade Levels: 7-8
Time Allotment: 1-2 hours

Perimeter: Getting Around an Area

(54 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics
Grade Levels: 3-5, but may be adapted to other grade levels
Time Allotment: Two 40-minute sessions

Pythagorean Theorem - Learning Squared Plus Teaching Squared Equals Understanding Squared

(60 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics - Pythagorean Theorem
Grade Levels: 8-12
Time Allotment: Three to five 45-minute class sessions

Reasons for Regions

(60 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Social Studies, Geography
Grade Levels: 4-6
Time Allotment: Two 45-minute class sessions

Scale Me Down

(68 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics - Ratio, Proportion, Scaling Factors, Scales in Drawings
Grade Levels: 5-8
Time Allotment: 3-4 hours

Understanding the Library!

(60 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Library Usage and Literacy, Language Arts - Literature
Grade Levels: 3-4
Time Allotment: Six 30-minute class sessions

Who Am I and Where Am I Going?

(126 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Career Development
Grade Levels: 11-12
Time Allotment: Three 45-minute class sessions

Who Was Pascal and What's This About His Triangle?

(372 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Mathematics
Grade Levels: 6-8
Time Allotment: 2 hours

Why Does it Look Like That?

(54 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Science
Grade Levels: 4-6, but may be adapted to other grade levels
Time Allotment: Two 45-minute class sessions

Writing - ABC Animals

(100 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Language Arts - Reading and Composition
Grade Levels: K-2 or students acquiring English
Time Allotment: 10 30-minute sessions

Your Place in Space

(54 kbytes)

Subject Matter: Science
Grade Levels: 3-5, but may be adapted for other grade levels
Time Allotment: Two 40-minute sessions